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J. E. GAITLEY;

I FIRE POKER. f N 381,356. Patented Apr. 17, 1888;

UNITED STATES I PATENT" OFFICE.

JOHN E. 'GAITLEY, or TROY, E wYoRK.

FIRE-POKER.

SPECIFICATION forming part ofI-etters Patent No. 381,356, dated-April17,1888. 9 a V r Application filed December 31, 1885. Serial No.187,262. (No model.)

To all whom it mag/concern Be it known'that '1, JOHN E. GAITLEY, aresident of the city of Troy, in the county of 'Rensselaer and LState ofNew York, have invented certain new and useful ImprovementsinFire-Pokers; and I do hereby declare that.

the following isa full, clear, and exact description of the invention,that will enable others skilled in the art to which it appertains to tomake and use the same, reference being had to the accompanying drawings,and to the letters of reference marked thereon, which form I a part ofthis specification. v

Similar letters refer to similar parts in the 1 several figurestherein.-

'My invention relates to-in provements in fire-pokers; and it consistsofthe novel construction and combination of parts hereinafter described,and pointed out inthe claim.

: Figure 1 of the drawings is -a plan view of my improved poker, the"middle portion of the shank being broken away for convenience ofillustration. Fig.2 is a plan view of shank without the handle. Fig. 3is a plan view o'f 2 5 the wire handle detached.

One end of the shank A may terminate in a hook, B, or a point, B, (shownby dotted lines in Fig. 1,) both forms being largely used for pokers,the other end being provided with a o handle consisting of ahelispherical coil of wire, 0. The internal diameter of the coils at theend a of thehandle is a little less than the diameter of the shank A, asappears from in spection of Fig. 4. j

3 5 The shank is forced into the handle to the position shown in Fig.1,the coils at a being forcibly enlarged thereby to receive the shank. Theyielding spring-like nature of the coils, which permits of suchenlargement, also causes 40 them to grip the shank very firmly andsecurely retain the handle thereon, so that the handle will not workloose orrevolve on the shank. V

The end of the shank projects slightly through the other end, I), of thehandle,and the l end coil of the handle is bent down into a groove, e,in the end of the shank, whereby theshank is held in a position central'to the individual coils formingthe handle andthe end I) preventedfromrattling upon the end'5o "of the shank. i

"It should be observed that the coils of wire at the middle portion ofthe handle are larger than those at the ends, the series forming ahelispherical coil. The object of such a form .the'shank to the'middleportion of the handle.

The open spaces between the coils and shank keep the coilscomparativelycool. i

I am aware thatheretofore tool-handles.

' have been made of wirecoils integral with the tools also, that astove-lid lifter has beenmade 6 5 of one piece of. wire bent upon itselfso as to have one part longer than the other, the

longer part being coiled around itself and the shorter; but such is notmy invention and is not claimed by me. j

What I claim as my invention is-' I The herein-described fire-poker,composed of a shank, A, provided with an annular groove, e, and a coiledspring, 0, the inner coil of saidspring being of a diameter less than vthe-diameter of the shank and'in' engagement therewith, andthe outercoil of 'whichis adapted to engage the groove in the shank to v I retainsaid coiLin position, substantially as described, and for the purposesset forth; In testimony whereofI have hereunto set my hand this 26th dayof' December, 1885. JOHN E. GAITLEY. Witnesses: t v

GEO; A. MOSHER, W. H. HoLLIsTER, 'J r.

